The city of Boston presents the sixth annual free concert at the Strand Theatre, featuring Boston Baroque. The Grammy-nominated orchestra will play four classic works by Bach and Vivaldi. (The event is free, but you still need to reserve tickets ahead of time.)

One of my favorite winter break pastimes is catching up on all the movies I meant to see but didn’t. “If Beale Street Could Talk” is a breathtaking adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel by “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins, and it comes highly recommended by ARTery critic Sean Burns. (Read his review along with recaps of three other new films out this week.)

In honor of the New England Aquarium’s beloved real-life penguins, the museum has commissioned a penguin ice sculpture. The piece, which is on view outside the aquarium, depicts a penguin family and the number 142 — an accounting of all the penguin chicks to be hatched and raised in Boston over the years.

Every year the American Repertory Theater stages an imaginative, kid-friendly production of a familiar fairy tale. This year it’s Hans Christian Andersen’s satire of ruling-class egotism, “The Emperor’s New Clothes” — with a disco twist!

A performance of "The Emperor's New Clothes" at the A.R.T. (Courtesy Chynna Benson)

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Amelia MasonTwitterArts And Culture ReporterAmelia Mason is an arts and culture reporter and critic for The ARTery, WBUR's arts and culture team. She covers everything from fine art to television to the inner workings of the Boston music scene.